How many parks and green spaces are in Rotherfield? 3 public parks

Rotherfield has 3 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 0.9% of the area: about 120 m² per resident, or 17 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
120 m²
More green space than
92% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
17

Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this

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What are the largest parks in Rotherfield?

Walshes Park is the largest public park in Rotherfield, at 30.5 hectares. 3 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Rotherfield
ParkSize
Walshes Park30.5 hectares
Millennium Green4 hectares
Town Row Green1.1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Rotherfield?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Rotherfield: 20.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Rotherfield by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens20.1 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities9.4 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields4.6 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces3.2 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.2 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries2,741 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens1,896 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,666 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted42.1 hectares · 2 sites

Does Rotherfield have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Rotherfield has 120 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 53 m² across Wealden. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Rotherfield compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
RotherfieldThis area120 m² per resident
Wealden53 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 120 m² for every resident adds up to 17 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.

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Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:52 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Rotherfield dataset covers 185 postcodes.

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